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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • keep something under your hatphraseC1To keep a secret to yourself.
  • keep up with the jonesesphraseC1To try to match your neighbours' possessions.
  • keep your hair onphraseC1Calm down and stop getting angry.
  • keepsake/ˈkiːp.seɪk/nounC1A small object kept in memory of somebody.
  • kelvin/ˈkɛlvɪn/nounC1The temperature scale starting at absolute zero.
  • kestrel/ˈkɛstɹəl/
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A small falcon that hovers over roadsides.
  • key performance indicatornounC1A number chosen to show whether work is going well.
  • keystone/ˈkiː.stəʊn/nounC12 meaningsThe wedge-shaped stone at the top of an arch, which locks the other stones in place.
  • kickback/ˈkɪkbæk/nounC12 meaningsThe sudden backward force a machine gives.
  • killer/ˈkɪlə/nounA22 meaningsSomebody or something that kills.
  • kindle/ˈkɪn.dəl/verbC1To set alight, or to stir a feeling into life.
  • kindred/ˈkɪndɹɪd/nounC1Your relatives taken together.
  • kingdom/ˈkɪŋdəm/nounB12 meaningsA country ruled by a king or a queen.
  • kinship/ˈkɪnʃɪp/nounC1The bond of belonging to the same family.
  • kitchen passnounC1The counter where finished dishes are handed out.
  • kitchen porternounC1The worker who washes up and preps in a kitchen.
  • kitty/ˈkɪti/nounA22 meaningsA cat, especially a kitten.
  • knighthoodnounC1The rank and code of an armed noble horseman.
  • knit/nɪt/verbB1+3 meaningsTo make cloth or clothing by looping yarn with two needles.
  • knobblyadjectiveC1Covered in small hard lumps.
  • knobby/ˈnɒbi/adjectiveC1Covered with small hard lumps.
  • knockout blownounC1The strike that ends a fight.
  • know what is whatphraseC1To understand how things really work.
  • knowledgeable/ˈnɒl.ɪ.d͡ʒə.bəl/adjectiveC1Knowing a great deal about something.
  • knuckle downphraseC1To start working seriously at last.
  • knucklehead/ˈnʌkl̩ˌhɛd/nounC1A mild American slang word for a thick, blundering fool, often said with affection.
  • kosher/ˈkəʊʃə/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsPrepared according to Jewish dietary law.
  • kosovonounC1Young Balkan country whose capital is Pristina.
  • kyrgyzstannounC1Mountainous Central Asian country of nomads and yurts.
  • laborious/ləˈbɔːɹiəs/adjectiveC1Needing long hard effort.
  • lackey/ˈlæ.ki/nounC1A servant, or somebody who does another's bidding meekly.
  • lacklustreadjectiveC1Dull, and lacking any spark.
  • lacquer/ˈlæk.ə/nounC13 meaningsA hard glossy coating that dries quickly, used on wood, metal and nails.
  • laddie/ˈlædi/nounC1A boy, in Scottish and northern use.
  • lair/ˈlɛə̯/nounB22 meaningsThe resting place of a wild animal.
  • lama/ˈlɑː.mə/nounC1A priest of Tibetan or Mongolian Buddhism.
  • lamentable/ləˈmɛn.tə.bəl/adjectiveC1So poor or sad that it is to be regretted.
  • laminate/ˈlæmɪneɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo seal a document in clear plastic.
  • land/lænd/verbA25 meaningsTo come down onto the ground from the air.
  • landlord/ˈlænd.lɔːd/nounB22 meaningsThe person who owns a property let to tenants.
  • landmark/ˈlændmɑːk/nounC12 meaningsA famous building or place everyone recognises.
  • landscape/ˈlan(d)skeɪp/nounB25 meaningsAll the visible features of an area of land, taken in together.
  • landslide/ˈlæn(d).slaɪd/nounB22 meaningsA mass of earth sliding suddenly down a slope.
  • languid/ˈlæŋɡwɪd/adjectiveC1Slow and lacking any energy.
  • languish/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/verbC1To grow weak from being left with no attention.
  • lapis lazuli/ˌlap.ɪs ˈlaz.jʊ.laɪ/nounC1A deep blue stone flecked with gold.
  • lapse/læps/nounC12 meaningsA small failure of memory or attention.
  • lapwing/ˈlæpwɪŋ/nounC1A crested field bird with broad flapping wings.
  • larceny/ˈlɑː.sən.i/nounC1The crime of taking somebody else's property.
  • larch/ˈlɑːtʃ/nounC1A conifer that sheds its needles in winter.
  • larder/ˈlɑː.də/nounC1A cool room or cupboard where food is stored.
  • large-scaleadjectiveC1Involving many people or a wide area.
  • lash/læʃ/verbB25 meaningsTo hit someone or something hard with a whip or a rope.
  • lash liftnounC1A treatment that curls the natural lashes.
  • lash outphraseC12 meaningsTo hit out or attack suddenly.
  • lassie/ˈlæsi/nounC1A girl, in Scottish and northern use.
  • last mile/ˌlɑːst ˈmaɪl/nounC1The final stage of delivery to the customer's door.
  • latency/ˈleɪ.tən.si/nounC1The delay between an action and the system's response.
  • latent/ˈleɪ.tənt/adjectiveC1Present but not yet showing itself.
  • lathe/leɪð/nounC1A machine that turns work against a cutting tool.